Unit Four: Executive Branch

Common Writing Assessment: Compare and Contrast Role of President vs. Governor

Essential Questions

Chapter 13

What are the roles and qualifications of the office of the President?
What occurs when the President is unable to perform the duties of the office?
How did the process of choosing a President change over time?
Does the nominating system allow Americans to choose the best candidates for President?
Does the election process serve the goals of American democracy today?

Chapter 14

What factors have contributed to the growth of presidential power?
What are the executive powers and how were they established?
What tools are available to the President to implement foreign policy?
How can the President check the actions of the legislative and judicial branches?

Chapter 15

What is the structure and purpose of the federal bureaucracy?
What agencies and advisors are part of the Executive Office of the President and what are their functions?
What is the Cabinet and what does it do?
What are the roles and structures of the independent agencies?

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Chapter 13	The Presidency
	chief executive
	commander in chief
	Presidential Succession Act of 1947
	balance the ticket
	electoral vote
	electoral college
	presidential primary
	winner-take-all
	caucus
	national convention
	platform
	keynote address
	swing voter
	battleground state
	direct popular election
Chapter 14	The Presidency
	executive order
	executive privilege
	treaty
	executive agreement
	recognition
	pocket veto
	line-item veto
	reprieve
	pardon
	amnesty
Chapter 15	The Bureacracy
	bureaucracy
	bureaucrat
	administration
	Executive Office of the President
	Federal budget
	Fiscal year
	domestic affairs
	executive departments
	civilian
	secretary
	attorney general
	independent agency
	independent executive agency
	civil service
	draft